Faculty of Medicine

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We train more than 2200 students in human medicine and dentistry. This ranks us as one of the largest medical faculties in Switzerland. What makes our degree programs unique in terms of content is our strong emphasis on practical relevance, our diversity of subjects, and our high level of innovation. Close links between basic research, the clinics, and engineering sciences create the optimal conditions for cutting-edge medical research and translation.
In addition to the pre-clinical institutes and the School of Dental Medicine, the Faculty includes two university hospitals: Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste (UPD).

Here you will find an overview of all organizational units belonging to the Faculty or in which the Faculty participates.

Our Research

First study worldwide on AI-based diagnostic systems in acute medicine

A research team led by Inselspital and the University of Bern investigated under clinical conditions whether an AI-based diagnostic system could improve diagnostic quality. The high expectations of the tested system were not fulfilled.

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Medicine, colonialism and Switzerland

With the book 'Albert Schweitzer's Lambarene', researchers from the Institute for the History of Medicine present the first critical study of the hospital founded in 1913 in Gabon, Central Africa. They will present the results of their research at the book launch on January 31, 2025 (in German).

New book: 'Albert Schweitzer's Lambarene'

How harmless is arsenic in seafood?

An interdisciplinary study by the University of Bern raises questions about the safety of eating seafood. The results show that arsenobetaine, which is often found in seafood and was previously considered harmless, is partially converted into toxic arsenic compounds by intestinal bacteria in the mammalian body.

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Our People

“As a young foreign woman, I wasn't taken seriously”

Ana Maria Vicedo Cabrera, endowed professor at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine ISPM, investigates the impact of climate change on health. In the video, she speaks about the challenges that she has faced in her career.

New Year Address by the Dean

Prof. Claudio Bassetti wishes all employees of the Faculty of Medicine good health and success in the year 2025. In his video message, he looks back to the year 2024 and comments on two strategic measures that will shape the future of our Faculty.

Prof. Claudio Bassetti on the strategic measures that will shape the future of our Faculty

Promoted: Prof. Andri Rauch

The Faculty of Medicine congratulates Andri Rauch on his appointment as Full Professor of Infectious Diseases. He succeeded Prof. em. Hansjakob Furrer as Clinic Director and Chief Physician at the Department of Infectious Diseases on January 1.

Full Professor of Infectious Diseases as of January 1, 2025

Miscellaneous News

2025 call of the SF Board now open

The SF Board is responsible for strategic funding. Its annual project calls serve to implement the Faculty's Strategy 2030 in patient-oriented and translational research. This call will close on June 15, 2025.

2025 Johanna Dürmüller-Bol DBMR Research Award

Call for applications now open until April 15

New strategic partnership

To launch the new partnership between the Faculty of Medicine and the Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, three Ukrainian professors came to Bern for a one-week working visit. In a video, they and their hosts explain what they will take away from the exchange.

with Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Ukraine

2025 Doctorate Ceremony

This year's doctorate ceremony for the Faculty of Medicine will take place on March 1, 2025, at the Kursaal in Bern. It will be held in two rounds. The first round starts at 13.00, the second at 16.00.

On March 1, 2025, at the Kursaal in Bern (1st round at 13.00, 2nd round at 16.00)